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Disney's PhotoPass gives guests the opportunity to have great high-resolution photos taken by Disney Photographers using state-of-the-art digital equipment at picturesque locations. Even better, your photos can be accessed, shared, and ordered online.
How PhotoPass Service Works
Locate a Disney Photographer. You'll find them throughout Walt Disney World Resort's four theme parks, water parks, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. PhotoPass photographers are also located at both Disneyland parks. The first time a photograph is taken, you'll be given a PhotoPass card with a unique 16-digit barcode.
 MouseForLess Tip:
 Write down your 16-digit number and keep it safe incase your PhotoPass card is lost. If your PhotoCD is misplaced, just ask any Disney Photographer for a new card. Multiple accounts can be combined later online. Using your cell phone to mail your 16-digit number to your email account is another great way to keep track of it.
Keep your Disney PhotoPass card safe and accessible at all times during your stay. Present your PhotoPass card to the Disney Photographer each time a photo is taken.
MouseForLess Tips:
If your party is likely to split-up, ask for a card for each family member and combine the accounts later online.
Ask for multiple poses. It's free and Disney photographers are glad to oblige.
Disney will often superimpose characters into one of your PhotoPass photos. These characters can vary by location. Ask what characters might be available at each location.
Disney has begun adding ride photos as an option for addition to your PhotoPass card. Currently the photo taken while riding Test Track at Epcot is the only attraction available, but watch for more to come online in the future.
After your vacation, use the web address printed on the card and your 16-digit number to access your pictures online at disneyphotopass.com within 30 days. You will have an additional 30 days after logging into your PhotoPass account to add borders, character signatures, and other enhancements to your pictures. Share them with family and friends online. You can even purchase high-quality 5 x 7, 8 x 10 or wallet-sized prints; photo greeting cards; Photobooks; and other photo products for an additional cost.
MouseForLess Tips:
Once you access your photos (within 30 days), you have an additional 30 days to share them before they are deleted. You can sometimes request more time, but be aware that photos are deleted at midnight on the day of expiration. This means the day before your expiration date is the last full day to access your photos.
 If you like having a lot of photos printed or just keeping them on your computer for viewing, pre-purchasing a PhotoCD online for $99.95 saves 20% over the regular purchasing price and grants copyright permission to all of your photos. Print them yourself or send them to your local photo processing store (Walmart, Sam's Club, Walgreens, etc.) and save money.
PhotoPass Locations at Walt Disney World Resort
Magic Kingdom Park ( view your photos at Exposition Hall)
- Main Entrance / Train Station
- Town Square
- Main Street, U.S.A. be sure to get a least one photo in front of the castle all lit up at night
- Castle Hub Area Locations
- Adventureland photo opts with Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Peter Pan and Wendy
- Frontierland
- Ariel's Grotto get a photo Ariel
- Mickey's Toontown Fair photo opts with Mickey and Pals as well as the Disney Princesses
- Tomorrowland pose with Stitch
EPCOT ( view your photos at the Camera Center)
- Main Entrance / Spaceship Earth
- Character Connection in Innoventions West photo opts with Mickey and the gang
- World Showcase Locations Many of the Disney Princesses and their friends are located throughout.
- MISSION: Space
- Test Track if you ride, just slide your Disney's PhotoPass card into the slot under the photo monitor at the end of the attraction to add your ride photo to your account.
Disney's Hollywood Studios ( view your photos at Cover Story)
- Hollywood Boulevard pose with Mickey's Sorcerer Hat in the background
- Sunset Boulevard Attractions photos with Tower of Terror in the background
- Sorcerer Mickey's Hat photo opts with characters from Disney Movies
- Al's Toy Barn pose with Toy Story characters
- Avenue of the Americas meet and pose with the Power Rangers
Disney's Animal Kingdom ( view your photos at Garden Gate Gifts)
- Main Entrance
- Tree of Life Locations This attraction makes a great backdrop
- Expedition Everest Locations This attraction makes a great backdrop
- Camp Minnie-Mickey pose with Mickey and the gang in safari wear.
- Character Boat Landing (near entrance to Dinoland) meet Winnie the Pooh and friends
- Africa pose with Baloo and King Louie
Other Locations:
- Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Parks they'll even give you a card that can be worn around your wrist.
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique - get photographs before and after the magical transformation.
- Select Dining Locations If you dine at any of the following locations and purchase the photos offered tableside, those photos can be added to your Disney's PhotoPass account.
- Cinderella's Royal Table at Magic Kingdom® Park (photos included with meal price)
- Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus; Norway in Epcot (photos included with meal price)
- Restaurantosauras at Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
- Chef Mickey's at Disney's Contemporary Resort
- Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at Disney's Polynesian Resort
- Ohana at Disney's Polynesian Resort
- Mickey's Backyard Barbecue and the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue Dinner show at Fort Wilderness Resort
- Disney's Grand Floridian & Spa This 20-minute photo shoot must be scheduled 30 days in advance and includes 40 shoots taken around the resort and beach. The sitting fee is $49.95, which does not include the cost of purchasing the photos online. The number to call is 407-824-1700.
MouseForLess Tips:
Pre-purchase a PhotoCD at a 20% savings and you will be charged $24.95 for the Grand Floridian & Spa sitting fee, a 50% savings plus copyright permission to all of your photos.
You can purchase prints of your photos or a PhotoCD for $124.95 in the parks anywhere photos may be view or at Downtown Disney Marketplace (between Team Mickey and Arribas Bros.) and M. Mouse Mercantile at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. If your PhotoCD is purchased in the parks you will not be able to add borders and enhancements to individual photos.
How Much Does it Cost?
- 5x7 Print: single $12.95; 2 copies of the same $22.95; 3 copies of the same $29.95; each additional copy $9.95
- 4 x 6 Print: 2 copies of the same $12.95
- 8x10 Print: single $16.95
- 5x7 Print + 4 Wallets: $19.95
- 20 Photo Cards: $29.95; each additional set $19.95
- 10 Folded Photo Cards: $34.95; each additional set $27.95
- Disney's PhotoMovie: $74.95 ( combine Disney video scenes, music, Disney Characters and creative transitions; finished product up to 28 minutes long)
- Disney's PhotoBook: $49.95 for 20 pages; $149 for each additional page. (Disney park and resort themes only; must use photos uploaded from your own camera)
- Disney's Professional PhotoBook: $69.95 for 20 pages (Disney park and resorts and Adventures by Disney themes; photos from your PhotoPass account can be used as well as those uploaded from your camera.)
- Disney's PhotoCD: $124.95; If preorder $99.95 (20% savings)
MouseForLess Tips:
By purchasing the PhotoCD, you can upload your PhotoPass pictures and purchase the cheaper book, saving you $20.
Share a PhotoCD by purchasing and creating one account for an extended family or group of friends traveling together and splitting the cost. Everyone in the group can access and edit their photos and then the CD can be ordered by a single person and individual photos distributed.
More About Disney's PhotoCD
 When you pre-order a Disney PhotoCD for $99.95 (a 20% savings), you will be emailed a promotional code. Keep this email in a safe place until after your vacation. When you arrive home (within 30 days), access your PhotoPass account and make all of the desired enhancements to your photos. Finally, purchase your PhotoCD by placing it in your cart and using the special promotion code emailed to you. The full cost of Disney's PhotoCD including the standard domestic shipping for the CD will be deducted from your order.
You will receive all the Disney's PhotoPass images in your account on an archive quality CD, as well as a copyright release that allows you to reprint and use your images in the sizes and formats that you wish.
If for any reason you are not satisfied with the photos and decide that you no longer want to order your Disney's PhotoCD, can also receive a full refund. To receive a refund, you must request it within 2 weeks after the completion of your Disney vacation and you must not use the special promotion code to order Disney's PhotoCD. If the promotion code has been used, a refund will not be granted.
MouseForLess Tip:
Disney Visa offers cardholders a free private meet & greet daily between 1:30 and 4:30 pm at EPCOT's Innoventions West. In addition, cardholders are entitled to a free 5 x 7 print taken by a Disney PhotoPass photographer. Those with Disney Visas in hand can get one free print each day they visit, and it has been reported that just by asking, you may be able to substitute the meet & greet photo for any photo on your PhotoPass. Let us know if it works.
Comments From MouseForLess Members
Send your Photo CD prints Walmart, etc, to be printed. It's a heck of a lot cheaper than paying the $12.95 for a single print at Disney! My local store runs specials the week after any holiday and it's usually 3 cents for a 4 x 6 print. ~ Jan
If you only buy 6-7 prints at WDW, you will have spent as much as you would have on the PhotoCD. With the CD, you will have access to your photos forever and be able to share them with friends and family. We ended up with almost 700 photos after adding the borders to ours. I used them on Christmas cards and have them uploaded to Google Picasa so I can share them with friends and family at the click of a mouse. I am also using them to make a scrapbook of our trip. You can always buy the pre-ordered CD, and if you don't like the photos or didn't end up with that many, you are entitled to a full refund as long as you don't redeem the pre-purchase discount code. ~ Carol in Oregon
From what I hear, if you exceed the memory limit of a CD, they give you more than they give one CD for the same $99 pre-ordered price. PhotoCD was well worth the cost to get group photos I would not have otherwise had with everyone in the picture. Plus, I have some priceless candid shots of DD with the Princesses that I am sure I never would have gotten if I was the one taking the pictures. It was nice to "enjoy the moment" with my kids and have someone else worry about the pictures. ~ Bridget
You can't fill up a card! The photos aren't stored on the card itself, so there is no space issue to worry about. The number on your card works more or less as a file number - when you enter it online, all of the pictures associated with that number will show up. It doesn't matter if you have 5 cards with 25 photos each or 1 card with 400 photos. If you leave your card in the room or one person wanders off with it, you can just get another. You can have as many cards as you need or want. If you're going to one of the seasonal Magic Kingdom parties, they often have special PhotPass cards that make great keepsakes. I get those whether I need them or not.
The fun part on line is adding the embellishments. You can add Mickey's signature that says something like "Your Pal Mickey" or Minnie's that says "Hugs and Kisses". All of the characters have special signatures. With the flower power at Epcot there are characters you can add to the lower right of the picture. The dated ones have the characters coming out of the numbers. It is a lot of fun.
The Disney Photographers where a tan vest that says something about photoPass on it. Just look for the vest and make your way over to them. ~ Diane
Updated June 01, 2008
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